Kilombero Valley Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
7 956 km²
Commune · TZA
Mofu
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
40
Observations
58
Area
321,7km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
40 distinct species · 58 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,8°C
Annual rain
1 294mm
Warmest m°
32,7°C
Coldest m°
16,1°C
Elevation: 257 m on average (min 250 m, max 272 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
1 294mm
Warmest month
32,7°C
Coldest month
16,1°C
Mean alt.
257m
Min
250m
Max
272m
Std. dev.
5m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
49,6%
Silt
19,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kilombero
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
51,8%
Silt
19,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
20,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
18,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.0%
Crops24.8%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)59.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,9km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
23 680km²
Discharge in basins
22,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 386mm/an
Mean T°
24,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,07
Mean runoff
439mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
434m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kilombero Riversub-area581,6 km²overlap217.09 km²67%
- Basin #07690sub-area460,1 km²overlap37.31 km²12%
- Basin #06270sub-area1 692,2 km²overlap34.99 km²11%
- Bassin de Kilombero Riversub-area495,4 km²overlap19.26 km²6%
- Basin #05700sub-area2 751,6 km²overlap12.02 km²4%
- Basin #07890sub-area128 km²overlap1.05 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
25,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Kilombero GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
5 780 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN